{"id":6238,"date":"2016-07-28T14:37:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T09:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ishwark6.sg-host.com\/?p=6238"},"modified":"2016-07-29T11:12:38","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T05:42:38","slug":"google-backed-chinese-startup-launches-smart-watch-direct-competition-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/?p=6238","title":{"rendered":"Google-Backed Chinese Startup Launches Smart Watch In Direct Competition With Apple"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Mobvoi Inc. Claims Better, Cheaper Watches Than Apple Watch<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/google-acquires-french-startup-moodstocks-helps-machines-see\/\">Google<\/a>-backed Chinese startup, Mobvoi, is in the process of developing Ticwatch 2 , a second-generation smart watch that will be competing with Apple watch in the U.S. market. Ticwatch 2 is expected to go on sale in September.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mobvoi Ticwatch 2 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A group of Googlers came together to form the startup which has already seen success with its first generation model of Ticwatch. <a href=\"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/canadian-startup-invents-smart-clasp-watches\/\">The new smart watch<\/a> can respond to questions asked in English and it can also order pizzas, call an Uber and search restaurants for you. It also comes with a touch-sensitive scroll feature.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ties with Google<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Since halting its operations in China due to government regulations, this is Google\u2019s first direct investment in China. Early this year, Google also integrated Mobvoi\u2019s voice-search feature with its Android Wear software.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Plan<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ticwatch 2 will go on sale with a $200 price tag, which is actually a fraction of what an Apple watch costs. This is a smart move since it plans to compete with Apple watch in the U.S. market. It is also around $100 cheaper than Motorola\u2019s Moto 360. Mobvoi aims to sell 50,000 watches within the first year of sale. The company is also looking at about $100 Mn revenue for 2017.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about this new Ticwatch? Write to us in our comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The new smart watch can respond to questions asked in English and it can also order pizzas, call an Uber and search restaurants for you.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ticwatch 2 will go on sale with a $200 price tag, which is actually a fraction of what an Apple watch costs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mobvoi aims to sell 50,000 watches within the first year of sale.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The company is also looking at about $100 Mn revenue for 2017.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Subscribe with us to get your dose of interesting news, research &amp; opinions in the startup segment. Fill the form below:<\/p>\n<p>[email-subscribers namefield=&#8221;YES&#8221; desc=&#8221;&#8221; group=&#8221;Public&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobvoi Inc. Claims Better, Cheaper Watches Than Apple Watch The Google-backed Chinese startup, Mobvoi, is in the process of developing Ticwatch 2 , a second-generation smart watch that will be competing with Apple watch in the U.S. market. Ticwatch 2 is expected to go on sale in September. 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